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GLRIFY2011 Final RFPCover Letter
GLRIFY2011 Final RFPCover Letter
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TO: State Foresters (IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, and WI); Non-Government Agencies, Organizations, Municipalities, Tribal Administrators in Great Lakes Watershed
$1,360,000
$1,800,000 Toxic Substances $220,000 Near shore health and nonpoint source pollution $3,605,000
More specific information about the purpose of this grant funding can be found in the two enclosed Requests for Proposals (RFPs). RFP-A includes instructions for Program Areas 1-3; these proposals must be submitted through the State Foresters (or Tribal Administrators). RFP-B includes instructions for Program Area 4 (Payments for Ecosystem Services). The Ecosystem Services funding is well-suited to local-level initiatives that may be scalable and replicable to other portions of the Great Lakes Watershed over time. Therefore, we invite proposals from local municipalities, NGOs and other
organizations. These proposals may be submitted directly to the Northeastern Area. The submission deadline for all proposals is July 15, 2011. All proposals should be returned electronically to: na_glri_rfp@fs.fed.us (na_glri_rfp@fs.fed.us).
State Foresters (IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, and WI); Non-Government Agencies, Organizations, Municipalities, Tribal Administrators in Great Lakes Watershed
Please share this request for proposal with other agencies, municipalities, and organizations that may have interest and capability to participate in this program directed at restoring the water quality in the Great Lakes.
Sincerely,
/s/ Mike Dudley MIKE DUDLEY Acting Area Director cc: L. Lee, R9 M. Rains, NRS NA Field Representatives G. Childs, NA-OC B. Terry, NA-FIRE S. Davis, NA-FIRE S. Hines, NADIR I. MacFarlane, NAASF N. Vrevich, R9 NA State Foresters: Connecticut Delaware Iowa Maine Maryland Massachusetts Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey Rhode Island Vermont West Virginia